Teucrium montanum
Teucrium montanum, the mountain germander, is a germander native to southern Europe, from Spain eastward to Turkey.[1][2] It forms shrubs about a foot high, with small leaves no more than an inch across, and petals blooming yellowish white. On south-facing mountain slopes, it can be found as far up as 2400 meters in the Alps.[3]
| Mountain germander | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Teucrium |
| Species: | T. montanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Teucrium montanum | |
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The plant was known to the ancient Greeks, one of several plants named χαμαίπιτυς, as mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his Latin work Historia Naturalis.[4]
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized: the nominate subspecies T. m. montanum, and T. m. helianthemoides (Adamovic) Baden.[1]
References
- "Teucrium montanum L." Plants of the World Online.
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- Bollinger, Markus (1986). Arbustos. Barcelona, Spain. ISBN 84-87535-15-1.
- "Greek-English Lexicon". perseus.tufts.edu. Tufts. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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